Radiator foot rest



April 1931- P. c. AVERY 1,799,611

RADIATOR FOOT REST Filed May 2, 1928 UNITED STATE PERCY G. AVERY, OF WEST ALLIS,-WISGONSI1\T, ASSIGNOB T ROIBERTA S. FOSSE,

Patented Apr. 7, 19:31

PATE T] OFFICE WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA RADIATOR Foo'r nnsr v Application filed May 2, 1928. Serial No. 274,645.

structed that the same has a very small con-- tacting point with the coils, so that there will be practically no heat conducted from the coils of the radiator to that portion of' the" foot rest upon which the feet rest.

Another object of my invention is to. provide a foot rest of this character whicliis neat in appearance, simple in construction and can be readily applied and removed, and having certain details of structure and combinationof parts hereinafter more fully set forth.

In the accompanying drawings 7 Figure 1 is a perspective view of a-radiator showing my improved foot rest applied thereto. 3

Figure 2 is a horizontal sectional view showing more fully the attaching means.

Figure 3 is a rear elevation showing the attaching bolts in section.

Referring now to the drawings, 1 repre sents the radiator which, for the purpose of illustration, is provided with vertically disposed coils spaced apart, and whileI have shown this specific form of coil itzwillbe understood that myinvention can be applied to any form of radiator having the heating elements spaced apart in vertical relation.

My improved foot rest consists of. two

pieces of rolled steel rod 2 and 3, each piece having a loop 4 formed therein, terminating in the straight portions 5 and 6 arrangedparallel and bent around as indicated at 7, forming thetwo straight parallel horizontal portions 7 and 8 which have their ends abutting against the ends of the other member, and the ends are electrically welded'to each vother at the points 9 andlO, and plates or washers 11 and 12 are electrically welded ed as indicated at 15, and the head 16 of the bolts engages the rear edges of the heating coils. The bolts proper extend outwardly between the portions 5 and 6 of the looped ends 7 4. Arranged on the bolts on the outside of the loop4 are washers 17 which are clamped against the loop 4, by means ofthe nuts 18, whereby the loop 4 is clamped against the outer edge of the heatingcoils.

By this structure it will be seen that the narrow. edges-0f the heating coils engage the two rods ofthe loop 4 and thus very, little heat would be conducted from the coils to the loop and practically no heat would be conducted tothe straight horizontal portions 7 and 8, which are adapted to form that portion upon which the feet are supported. It" will also be seen that the attaching bolts 12 passing through the loop 4 can be moved so that the device can be attached to radiators in which the heating coils are arranged a greateror less distance apart or where the I bent around and extending parallel with the body portion and spaced therefrom and formed. into vertically disposed loops through which clamping bolts pass. 1

two 7 2. A radiator foot rest comprising two rods looped midway their ends and bent' rod and spaced therefrom and the ends of the-rod abutting and electrically welded and a plate welded to therod and covering the .joint between the ends thereof and attaching bolts passing through'the looped ends of the rods andclamping the same to the coilsiof the radiator.

. around forming two loops parallel with the In testimony whereof, I have signed this specification.

. PERCY AVERY.

thereto as clearlyshown in Figures 2 and 3 the drawings, having their outer ends'thre'ad- 

